Legal Opinion

Faulkner v. Thorn

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1940No. 9037PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hatcher, Judge:

This is the second appeal of this cause. It related primarily to defendant’s obstruction of a lane which was described in our former opinion as follows:

“Plaintiff’s farm is rectangular and is adjoined on its entire southern line by defendant’s farm. Along this line is a lane (more than four thousand feet in length), extending from a highway called the Ridge Road on the east of the two farms to a highway called the Mountain Road on their west. Neither the time, manner nor purpose of establishing this lane is within the memory of the living. Several aged witnesses had known and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Crosier v. BrownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Faulkner v. ThornWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. O'DELL v. StegallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Town of Paden City v. FeltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Newman v. MichelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Jamison v. Waldeck United Methodist ChurchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Leonard D. Carr v. Lysle T. Veach, Jr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2020

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